Downtown Christmas Parade

At a glance

• What: planning for the Christmas parade through downtown during road construction.
• Where it stands: route stays downtown; floats too wide for one lane would turn off at Saunders; insurance with the contractor resolved; registration planned to open September 7.

(From auto-captions; names and numbers may be misheard.)

From the approved minutes (May 28, 2026)

In the public forum, Carnecchia said businesses need the Christmas parade and other holiday events to stay downtown despite construction, because they depend on October to December sales, and asked Council to keep and add downtown events. Council took no action.

Log

• 2026-08-18 - Town Council Work Session - Route, float size limits, insurance and a new sponsor reviewed; last year's livestream drew about 8,500 viewers. (from auto-captions)
• 2026-05-28 - Town Council Meeting — Downtown workers asked that the parade and other events remain downtown.

From the video (October 27, 2026)

The Town Manager hopes Salem Street light pole installation is done by parade time but gave no guarantee. See 2026-10-27 - Town Council Meeting.

Sources

• Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ml5RySlU9NE
• Town Council regular meeting minutes, May 28, 2026 (approved June 23, 2026): https://www.apexnc.org/DocumentCenter/View/54042/Combined-2026-Meeting-Minutes-Approved-TOA---January-through-partial-March